Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 1041: Everything Is Within Expectations

Chapter 1041: Chapter 1041: Everything Is Within Expectations

Luo Qiao had just finished paying, "My master and his wife have been so good to me, it’s only right that I show them filial piety. Aunts, I’ll be heading back first."

Once everything was ready, she entered the house, "Master, I’ve made a fire pot meal. Could you bring the little stove over later? We’ll eat here. I’m going to check on the mistress."

Yang Jiancheng, observing Luo Qiao’s meticulous care, let out a sigh and felt his mood lighten. Hadn’t he already decided to let go? Why cling to it any longer? With Luo Qiao, his apprentice, by his side, they should be content.

Having come to this realization, he stood up, "You get ready; I’ll go call your mistress."

Luo Qiao knew her master had come around and smiled, nodding, "Okay."

Yang Jiancheng walked into the bedroom to see his wife lying down, "Shumin, life is short. We’ve been through so much. Truly living for the present is what’s real. Now we have Qiaoqiao with us. We should be content.

Those few who cause worries, we’ve done what we could. To phrase it sentimentally, we can’t really blame ourselves if the education didn’t take; it’s more that our children’s choices weren’t up to par, and maybe we were too democratic.

Everyone says to marry for virtue. Those daughters-in-law and sons-in-law each have their own cunning. They made such choices back then; it’s not surprising that their lives are what they are now. Don’t make it hard for Qiaoqiao.

Come on, we’d agreed not to dwell on the past. Qiaoqiao has prepared a hot pot seasoning; let’s have a drink at noon. We shouldn’t let other people’s affairs affect our mood."

Feng Shumin sat up from the bed, "You’re right. Things are as they are; what’s the use of my worrying? It’s foolish to make Qiaoqiao worry too."

The old couple came out and saw that Luo Qiao had nearly finished preparing. Feng Shumin came over to help adjust the seasoning, "Qiaoqiao is really thoughtful."

Luo Qiao looked towards her master, "Master, take out a bottle of your good wine. I’ll have a small drink with you and the mistress."

Feng Shumin responded, "Yichen isn’t here; otherwise, he’d certainly have something to say about it."

Luo Qiao said a bit embarrassed, "I really can’t hold my liquor. He’s just worried I’ll start talking nonsense if I drink too much."

Yang Jiancheng started cooking the thinly sliced lamb as the pot boiled, commenting, "Qiaoqiao, your knife skills are truly impressive."

In the end, Feng Shumin didn’t let Luo Qiao drink, instead giving her some soda they had saved, "With Yichen not here, I definitely can’t let you drink. To save you from sleeping the whole afternoon away, and I wouldn’t feel at ease if you were tipsy picking up Yanyan and Yueyue."

As soon as the mistress finished speaking, the three of them burst out laughing.

At last, the skies had cleared after the storm. Luo Qiao, too, was able to let go.

The incident of Sun Xiaobao being expelled from the kindergarten had spread uncontrollably through word of mouth, particularly because this time he had bullied too many children, including the child of the city public security bureau chief. What really fanned the flames was the outrageous remarks made by Sun Wenzheng’s elderly mother.

Many parents of the children who had suffered Sun Xiaobao’s bullying felt a sense of relief and quickly made sure the story reached the ears of the leadership at the fiscal bureau. After lunch, Sun Wenzheng was called into the office by his superiors.

When he emerged, Sun Wenzheng had gone from being a bureau chief to an ordinary clerk, as the leaders said the incident had an excessively bad impact. He had failed to manage his son and even indulged his mother’s behavior.

In fact, everyone knew that there must have been some pushing Sun Wenzheng’s downfall; relying on his connection to the Yue Family, he had made quite a few enemies. Now that this had happened, it was the perfect opportunity to give him a shove.

When Lu Yichen received the news, his expression showed that everything was within his expectations. He said indifferently, "It was only a matter of time with a son that brings trouble and a mother who holds him back."

Luo Qiao left her master’s house and directly hailed a cab. It would require a transfer to get to her grandparents’ place, so she took a cab to save time, thinking to herself that they really should consider buying a car for the house.

Before stepping out to hail the cab, she had prepared everything in a safe place. After getting out, she saw her grandparents at the entrance of the alley, "Grandpa, Grandma, what are you doing here?"

Zhou Guifang hadn’t seen her granddaughter in a long time, "Qiaoqiao, have you ended school?"

Luo Qiao carried her things down from the taxi, "Yes, I’m on a break. I hurried back to see you both."

Luo Daoren came forward to take the bags from his granddaughter, "Let’s go. It might snow today; it’s quite cold. Let’s head home first."

Luo Qiao teased, "Why are you guys at the entrance of the alley? Did you predict that I was coming home and came out specially to meet me?"

Zhou Guifang laughed heartily, "Yes, your grandpa and I have become half immortals. We calculated your return and have been waiting here for you."

After the grandparents and granddaughter had laughed enough, Zhou Guifang finally said, "Your cousin just left by car."

"Sister Jialin is back?"

"Yeah, her group-buy apartment is ready, she’s preparing to renovate it, and she came back wanting Grandpa to help her find an electrician and plumber."

"Does Grandpa have someone available? If not, I can find someone for her. The guy I know has really skilled craftsmen under him who do beautiful work."

"That would be great. Grandpa was planning to ask his old buddies too, but now he doesn’t even have to ask around."

"Okay, I’ll give Master Lv a call later, and then let Sister Jialin and her family talk to him directly."

"That’s good, it saves Grandpa some trouble."

"By the way, your Aunt called this morning, said your Uncle is getting married next Sunday. Do you and Yichen have time to go?"

"I’ll have to check with him, I’m definitely free, since I’m on vacation anyway. But in this freezing weather, we won’t bring Yanyan and Yueyue."

At this point, Grandpa joined the conversation: "If Yichen is free, he should try to make it too. You know the situation on your Uncle’s side; I’m thinking all of us who can go should go support him. Let the people over there know he has family, so no one looks down on him."

"Alright, I’ll talk to Yichen in advance, see if he can rearrange his day off for then."

Back inside the room, Luo Qiao took out the clothes they had prepared in advance for the elderly couple: "It seems we prepared these clothes just in time, perfect for my Uncle’s wedding. Try them on, and if anything doesn’t fit right, I’ll alter it for you."

Zhou Guifang looked at the clothes and smiled ear to ear, but said, "Don’t always prepare clothes for us in the future, we have enough as it is. Our life is so much better now compared to before."

"No worries, the best is still to come. We’ve only just begun."

Luo Daoren looked at his new mandarin jacket: "I’ll wear this when your Uncle gets married. It’s really classy."

Just then, Fourth Brother Luo Siyuan’s voice came: "Grandpa, Grandma, we’re back?"

Luo Qiao looked outside, smiling, and greeted them: "Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, you guys came back today too?"

Geng Yanqiu said upon seeing Luo Qiao: "We’ve been so rushed lately, not as relaxed as you, the hands-off shopkeeper. We came back as soon as we had a chance to visit Grandpa and Grandma."

Luo Qiao rolled her eyes: "Fourth Sister-in-law, that’s not fair. No settling scores after the fact, okay? We agreed on this beforehand, didn’t we, Fourth Brother?"

Both women looked at Luo Siyuan, and the pressure on him was immense, his face saying ’This is too much for me,’ which made the two women laugh out loud.

Luo Siyuan saw Grandpa about to leave and quickly followed: "Grandpa, where are you going? Take me with you, otherwise I can’t deal with either of them, it’s too difficult."

He barely left when the three women in the house burst into laughter again.

After exiting the courtyard, Luo Siyuan ran back, dragging Grandpa with him: "I was so scared by you all, I almost forgot the most important thing."

Zhou Guifang looked at her grandson: "What important thing could you possibly have?"

That’s when Luo Qiao noticed Fourth Sister-in-law looking down, as if she was somewhat embarrassed: "Could it be that Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant?"

Luo Siyuan gave a thumbs-up: "Qiaoqiao is the smart one."

Hearing that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, Zhou Guifang was delighted: "How far along are you?"

Geng Yanqiu then shyly replied, "A little over two months."

"This is great news! Old man, call them and tell everyone to come back for dinner tonight."

"That sounds good. It’s been a long time since everyone gathered for a meal together. We’ll also discuss Wensheng’s wedding."

Luo Qiao felt very happy about the good news, anticipating another niece or nephew.

So Luo Daoren, in a good mood, went to make the calls, and Luo Qiao helped Grandma start the preparations. With everyone coming back, they’d barely fit at three tables, so they were now getting ready to set four tables of food.